The Namath fur coat. The Jets Mandela Effect

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  1. forevercursed

    forevercursed Well-Known Member

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    Everybody mentions the famous videos and images of an injured Namath on the sidelines at Shea wearing a fur coat with the price tag on it just showing what a gaudy purchase he's made. Or even been there in person to see it and witnessing $1000 or some figure written on it

    I always just assumed this to be true. The coat and the tag. Clearly visible in pictures and an iconic NFL picture

    I just realized that was just a field pass. He never wore the coat with the tag on it. The field passt gave him permission to be on the sidelines as a player not in uniform. He just hitched it to his coat in a way that it looked like a price tag. And over the decades everybody assumed it was so to the point they imagined seeing how much it cost.
     
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  2. FJF

    FJF 2018 MVP Joe Namath Award Winner

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    I always assumed he was going to return it after the game so he left the tag on.
    That’s what I do.
     
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  3. Kris 15

    Kris 15 Well-Known Member

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    Huh, I never heard that theory and always assumed it was a field pass.
     
  4. jetophile

    jetophile Bruce Coslet's Daughter

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    Joe Namath basically needed a hall pass like in High School to use the bathroom during class? LMAO.
     
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  5. Ralebird

    Ralebird Well-Known Member

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    Where is a price tag ever mentioned? I've never heard that fantasy.
     
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  6. NYJetsO12

    NYJetsO12 Well-Known Member

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    This thread is pricey ass
     
  7. Falco21

    Falco21 Well-Known Member

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    I never ever heard of it being a price tag lol

    I didn't even know that was a theory
     
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  8. statjeff22

    statjeff22 2008 Green Guy "Most Knowledgeable" Award Winner

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    I've never heard anyone claim that it was a price tag, I can't find any mention of anyone saying that on Google (other than this thread!), and the pictures always were clear that it was a field pass.

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  9. Rollo Tomassi

    Rollo Tomassi Well-Known Member

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    Those aren’t even the famous image I remember when I think “Namath Fur Coat”.

    I think of only the full length long white fur coat. Can’t post the image from my phone.

    Never even heard of the price tag bs.
     
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  10. Falco21

    Falco21 Well-Known Member

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    Lmao

    That's clearly not a price tag.

    This thread is winning on so many levels
     
  11. statjeff22

    statjeff22 2008 Green Guy "Most Knowledgeable" Award Winner

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    Right, but I couldn't find a picture of him in the full length one where there is any tag or pass at all (but check out those pants!):

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  12. Biggs

    Biggs Well-Known Member

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    The price tag was on the pantyhose he was wearing under his pants to stay warm.
     
  13. LogeSection2RowJ

    LogeSection2RowJ Well-Known Member

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    That'd be one big-ass price tag :D

    Everything was bigger in the 70's - men's shirt lapels, hair length, cars, price tags...
     
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    westiedog1 Well-Known Member

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    The tag reads as follows:

    Do Not Remove This Tag Under Penalty of Law
     
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  15. KWJetsFan

    KWJetsFan Well-Known Member

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    These are so awesome!!!
     
  16. Acad23

    Acad23 Well-Known Member

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    That's a coat?

    I always thought he woke up, it was cold out...and he threw on his rug.

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    LF911SC Well-Known Member

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    Never heard it anywhere that it was a price tag. Why would Namath have to flaunt the relatively cheap price of a coat when he could afford so much more?
     
  18. Rollo Tomassi

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    That's the one.
     
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    twown Well-Known Member

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    You got cash back for the coat but only store credit for the leotard.
     
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  20. Ralebird

    Ralebird Well-Known Member

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    Admit it, Cursed, you just made that up. Nobody, but you perhaps, ever thought that was a price tag.
     

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